Staind - Take This Tab

Haven't seen anyone do this, so I'm going to attempt to tab it out. Great song, my
off the new album.

Intro/Verse (clean electric):

Start sounds like the bass coming in with the low D note, can be played on guitar too though.

2X on intro and verse

Eb
Bb
Gb 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Db 4 5 0 0 4 0 7 4 0 0 4 0 4 5 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
Ab 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0
Db 4 5 0 7 4 0 4 5 0 2 0 0

(don't play 0 0 on Db on opening intro)

Chorus (1st time, 2X):

Eb
Bb 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Gb 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Db 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0
Ab 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0
Db 4 5 0 0 7 4 0 0 4 5 0 0 2 0 0 0

Post chorus:

Eb
Bb
Gb 2 2 2 2
Db 4 5 0 0 4 0 7 4 0 0 4 0
Ab 4 5 7 4
Db 4 5 0 7 4 0

Verse 2X

Chorus (2nd time):

Eb 17 17
Bb 12 15 12 3 3 12 15 12 3 3
Gb 2 2 2 2
Db 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0
Ab 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0
Db 4 5 7 4 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 0
Eb 17 3 3 17
Bb 12 15 12 2 2 12 15 12 3 3 3 3
Gb 2 2 2 2
Db 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0
Ab 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0
Db 4 5 7 4 0 0 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0

Bridge (2X):

Eb
Bb 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Gb 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 2 2 7 2 2 2 2 2 2
Db 9 9 5 5 7 7 7 7
Ab 9 9 5 5 5 5 7 7
Db 9 9 5 5 7 7
Then:
Eb
Bb
Gb
Db 12
Ab 12
Db|-12-|(let note ring)

Chorus 2X (2nd time through)

Then (after "though you say you understand"...):
Eb 17 17 17
Bb 12 15 12 12 15 12 12 15 12
Gb 2
Db 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0
Ab 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0
Db 4 5 7 4 4 5 2 0 0
Remember to let all D chords (000xxx) ring out while playing other notes.

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